Dietary ω-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intake and Risk for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Dietary ω-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intake and Risk for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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DOI:
10.1001/jamaneurol.2014.1214
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发表时间:
2014-09-01
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Ascherio, Alberto
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Fitzgerald, Kathryn C.;O'Reilly, EIlis J.;Ascherio, Alberto
IMPORTANCE Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a severe progressive disease that cannot be prevented or cured. Diet-derived long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are incorporated in brain lipids and modulate oxidative and inflammatory processes and could thus affect ALS risk and progression.OBJECTIVE To examine the association between omega-6 and omega-3 PUFA consumption and ALS risk.DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Longitudinal analyses based on 1 002 082 participants (479 114 women and 522 968 men) in 5 prospective cohorts: the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study, the Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort, the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, the Multiethnic Cohort Study, and the Nurses' Health Study. Diet was assessed via food frequency questionnaire developed or modified for each cohort. Participants were categorized into cohort-specific quintiles of intake of energy-adjusted dietary variables.MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Cohort-specific multivariable-adjusted risk ratios (RRs) of ALS incidence or death estimated by Cox proportional hazards regression and pooled using random-effects methods.RESULTS A total of 995 ALS cases were documented during the follow-up. A greater omega-3 PUFA intake was associated with a reduced risk for ALS. The pooled, multivariable-adjusted RR for the highest to the lowest quintile was 0.66 (95% CI, 0.53-0.81; P < .001 for trend). Consumption of both a-linolenic acid (RR, 0.73; 95% CI, 0.59-0.89; P = .003 for trend) and marine omega-3 PUFAs (RR, 0.84; 95% CI, 0.65-1.08; P = .03 for trend) contributed to this inverse association. Intakes of omega-6 PUFA were not associated with ALS risk.CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Consumption of foods high in omega-3 PUFAs may help prevent or delay the onset of ALS.